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December 30, 1934
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Headlines from December 30, 1934
Fishing Boat With Ten Aboard Is Missing; Planes Hunt Vessel in Vain After Storm
Bound for Jacksonville, Fla, with 10 aboard; missing after storm
SAITO NOTIFIES SECRETARY; Hull Expresses Regret, Saying Navy Pact Gave Equal Security. BOTH WANT NEW COMPACT Forecast Vigorous Efforts in Two Years Before Treaty Is Actually Terminated. ENVOY URGES REDUCTIONS Japanese Foreign Office Says Its Aim Is 'Non-Menace and Non-Aggression.' JAPAN DENOUNCES THE NAVAL TREATY
J P Day appeals for reduction
France Welcomes Action Of Japan on the Treaty
PARIS, Dec. 29. -- With the presentation today by Ambassador Naotake Sato of Japan's denunciation of the Washington Naval Treaty, France's own scheme for future naval limitation was expected shortly to be communicated to the other signatories to the defunct pact.
Notable Births
1934John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and astronomer, co-developed the Hubble Space Telescope (died 2005)[†]
John Norris Bahcall was an American astrophysicist and the Richard Black Professor for Astrophysics at the Institute for Advanced Study. He was known for a wide range of contributions to solar, galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, including the solar neutrino problem, the development of the Hubble Space Telescope, and his leadership and development of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
1934Joseph Bologna, American actor, director, playwright and screenwriter (died 2017)[†]
Joseph Bologna was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter notable for his roles in the comedy films My Favorite Year, Blame It on Rio, and Transylvania 6-5000.
1934Barry Briggs, New Zealand motorcycle racer and sportscaster[†]
Barry Briggs is a New Zealand former speedway rider.
1934Joseph P. Hoar, American general (died 2022)[†]
Joseph Paul Hoar was a United States Marine Corps four-star general. He served as Commander in Chief of United States Central Command from 1991 to 1994, retiring from the Marine Corps on September 1, 1994.
1934Tony Serra, American criminal defense and civil rights attorney, political activist and tax resister[†]
Joseph Tony Serra is an American criminal defense and civil rights attorney, political activist and tax resister from San Francisco.
1934Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1990)[†]
Charles Weedon Westover, known professionally as Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one Billboard hit "Runaway", which was covered later by various major artists, including Elvis Presley and the Traveling Wilburys. In 1999, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to his music career, he had minor acting roles.
1934Russ Tamblyn, American actor[†]
Russell Irving Tamblyn, also known as Rusty Tamblyn, is an American film and television actor and dancer.